For this first UTWT Episode of the 2017 season, discover two incredible races: the Vibram Hong Kong 100 Ultramarathon and the Tarawera Ultramarathon in New Zealand.
For this third UTWT Episode of the 2017 season, Ultra-Trail® World Tour travel towards three different countries: Transgrancanaria HG in Spain, 100 Miles of Istrian Croatia and Patagonia Run in Argentina.
In this fifth UTWT Episode of the 2017 season, discover two great Ultra-Trail® World Tour races: Mozart 100®, The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra-Trail®
The first two races of the UTWT 2018 season : Vibram Hong Kong 100 and Tarawera Ultra Marathon in New Zealand.
Third race of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2018 : the Transgrancanaria
One of the most famous Ultra Trail appointments and the original six-stage race across 250km of Sahara. A true test of your Spirit as sand, heat and muscle failure dog the male and female runners as they try to reach their destination and complete the course together with their buddies. An epic desert adventure worth watching! The Marathon des Sables is the 4th race of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2018.
Madeira Island Ultra Trail (115 km and 7200 D+)provides an exciting challenge, across the island, from sea-to-sea, in the Northwest-Southeast direction, starting in Porto Moniz, at sea level, with passages by the highest points of the island, then again to sea level, in Machico. The ULTRA-TRAIL Mt. FUJI is an unparalleled event that challenges the human spirit through the outdoor sport of trail running. By connecting mountain trails, local footpaths and forest roads around the foothills of Mt. Fuji, this 170 km / 8000 D+ course allows participants to enjoy majestic views of Mt. Fuji while experiencing the stunning natural beauty and culture of this region.
100 miles of Istria in Croatia, Patagonia Run, Ultra Trail Australia, Penyagolosa Trails in Spain. 4 great races of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2018.
Western States 100 in the Sierra Nevada - California and North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail in Cortina d'Ampezzo - Italia : 2 great races of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2018.
7th Episode of our series following the 2018 UTWT season. This episode is fully dedicated to the 170 km race around the Mont Blanc.
8th Episode of our series following the 2018 UTWT season. This episode is fully dedicated to the TDS and the CCC, two great races happening during the UTMB week.
Three great Ultra Trails for this 9th episode of our series of Ultra Trail World Tour Magazines : the spectacular Alpine experience of the Eiger Ultra Trail in Switzerland, the beautiful Canadian nature of the Harricana Ultra Trail and finally the volcanic scenery of the highlands of Anatolia, Turkey, with the Salomon Cappadoccia Ultra Trail.
We discover 5 races in this last episode of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2018 season : the Ultra Trail Cape Town in South Africa on the famous Table Mountain, the TransJeju on the Jeju island in South Korea, The Most Beautiful Thing in Borneo around the Mount Kinabalu, The Javenina Jundred in the Sonoran Desert - Arizona and the Lemkowyna in the Beskid Niski Mountains - Poland.
First Episode of our series dedicated to the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. The season starts with the Vibram Hong Kong 100 (100 km and 4500 D+) and the Tarawera Ultramarathon (100 km and 2610 D+) in New Zealand. Trail running has become very popular in China and more than 1900 athletes are participating in the first race of the season on a very difficult course. New Zealand and its Maori Culture greets the second race of the season in gorgeous scenery on a very rapid course.
Second Episode of our series following the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. This episode is entirely dedicated to the Transgrancanaria, the first meeting of the season featuring Europe's finests. A spanish armada lead by last year's champion Pau Capell is fighting against some serious contestants such as Hayden Hawks or some good Chinese runners on a very technical 125 km course crossing the Island from north to south with 7000 m of positive elevation to finish in less than 29 hours. The women's podium is rather open behind the great favourite Magdalena Laczak.
Third Episode of our series following the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. This episode is dedicated to three exceptional races on two different continents : the 100 Miles of Istria Croatia, the Patagonia Run Argentina and the Penyagolosa Trails Spain.
Fourth Episode of our series following the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. This episode is dedicated to two exceptional races on two different continents : the Madeira Island Ultra Trail on the Portuguese Island located in the Atlantic Ocean with top runners such as François d'Haene or Tim Tollefson and the Ultra Trail Mount Fuji in Japan.
Fifth Episode of our series following the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. This episode is dedicated to two exceptional races on two different continents : the Ultra Trail Australia which takes place in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and the Mozart 100 in Austria.
Sixth Episode of our series following the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. This episode is fully dedicated to the Lavaredo Ultra Trail which takes place in the Italian Dolomites and takes the partcipants through a very demanding 120 km course with 5800 m of positive elevation.
Seventh Episode of our series following the 2019 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. This episode is fully dedicated to the Western States Endurance Run taking place in California and takes the participants through a very demanding 168 km course with 6000 m of positive elevation between Squaw Valley and Auburn.
Another exciting Ultra Trail World Tour episode takes us into the Alps - first on the scenic Eiger Ultra Trail in Switzerland, a very demanding 101 km race with 6700 m D+ climb followed by a unique introduction to the top finshers in the 3 main races of the UTMB week : the TDS - 145 km and 9100m D+, the CCC - 101 km and 6000m D+ and the famous UTMB race - 170 km and 10 000 m D+.
Ninth episode of the Ultra Trail World Tour takes place on 3 different continents. First in Quebec for the Ultra Trail Harricana (125 km / 4000 D+) where trailers will discover technical trails among the lakes and forests of this outdoors paradise. Then the TMBT Borneo Ultra Trail (109 km / 5500 D+) in the rice fields and jungle of this South East Asian Island. Finally The Cappadocia Ultra Trail (119 km / 3700 D+) and the magic of its fairy chimneys and troglodytes villages.
Last episode of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2019 which takes us in South Africa for the last event of the season : the Ultra Trail Cape Town. The very competitive, technical and fast course (100km - 4300 D+) takes the trailers through the very famous Signal Hill, Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The men's race sees a very strong presence of French runners including champion François D'Haene. The Episode ends with a quick season's review and top ranking announcement.
The season starts with the Vibram Hong Kong 100 (100 km and 4500 D+) and the Tarawera Ultramarathon (100 km and 2610 D+) in New Zealand. Trail running has become very popular in China and more than 1900 athletes are participating in the first race of the season on a very difficult course. New Zealand and its Maori Culture greets the second race of the season in gorgeous scenery on a very rapid course.
Second Episode of our series dedicated to the 2020 Edition of the Ultra Trail World Tour. We follow the Transgrancanaria (128 km / 7500mD+) crossing the gorgeous volcanic island from North to South and the Golden Ring Ultra Trail (108 km / 1000mD+) in the beautiful Russian region of Suzdal where massive precautions had to be taken because of the Covid crisis.
UTMB® for the Planet, the digital and unifying initiative launched after the cancellation of the UTMB® Mont-Blanc, has come to a close. From July 20 to August 30, UTMB® for the Planet provided the global community of trail runners with an innovative way to interact remotely and to take on new challenges in the absence of an event. The initiative, which was supported by WWF France, has seen 17,385 runners from 106 countries participating in one of the 4 Virtual Races and a dozen Partner Challenges. You will also see Pau Cappell trying to run the 170 km of the actual UTMB in less than 20 hours.
The first race is the scenic Ultra Trail Harricana (122 km - 4220m D +) in the Charlevoix reserve 100 km northeast of Quebec, Canada. We then run the Javelina Jundred (160 km - 2400m D +) in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona - USA. To round everything off, we have a summary of the extraordinary UTWT 2020 season.